Bank of New York Mellon Corp Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV)

Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) by 6.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,635,260 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 168,897 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp owned about 0.64% of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF worth $203,627,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Key Financial Inc lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 152.9% in the 4th quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 349 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 211 shares in the last quarter. Financial Life Planners acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, Sachetta LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 201.0% in the 4th quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 587 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 392 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF stock opened at $77.95 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $75.72 and a fifty-two week high of $79.02. The business’s fifty day moving average is $77.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.75.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.2474 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Profile

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with a short-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing strategy designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Bond Index (the Index).